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Cabo Verde vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 43.3% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% less in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 34.5% less in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 20.9% less in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 59.8% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 75.4% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Cabo Verde

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cabo Verde.

Cabo Verde vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Bahamas, you would:

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pay 46.6% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$7.62 CVE724.49	-73.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$7.18 CVE682.70	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$2.28 CVE217.07	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$1.19 CVE113.14	-46.1%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 34.5% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$1.85 CVE176.13	-60.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$9.18 CVE872.32	+58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$5.62 CVE534.56	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$2.65 CVE251.54	-64.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$3.86 CVE367.35	-16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$1.60 CVE151.87	-14.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$1.17 CVE111.52	-28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$1.48 CVE141.13	-56.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$2.05 CVE194.46	-37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$0.60 CVE57.16	-67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$0.81 CVE76.81	-41.0%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 20.9% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$6.20 CVE589.23	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	-31.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	-41.0%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 59.8% less for housing

	Bahamas	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	-74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	-79.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	-46.4%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 75.4% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	-75.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	-75.4%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$3.41 CVE324.06	-45.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$1.71 CVE163.00	-69.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$4.97 CVE472.60	-63.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	-63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$5.86 CVE557.09	-66.5%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Bahamas	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	+7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	-37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	-18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	+33.7%
Average			-3.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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